The Mountain of Ice and Fire

"Where is Daenerys? Summon her to me," Jeyne said coolly.

Beside Missandei, a figure emerged – Jorah Mormont. He placed his right fist over his heart on the left side, bowing his head in respect: "Your Majesty, the Queen has not yet finished her toilette. Your Majesty has arrived a bit early."

Jeyne glanced at Jorah Mormont: "Brienne, if this man dares to remain standing at the door, kill him."

"Yes!"

With a clang, Brienne's longsword was drawn. "General, Missandei, please step aside!"

Missandei and Jorah Mormont both paled. Was the Queen here to kill Daenerys Targaryen?

Missandei said, "Your Majesty, I will inform the Queen immediately." She turned and fled into the room. Daenerys resided in the tower's upper levels, and Missandei had been sent down by the Queen to assess the situation.

Jeyne arrived at the Maidenvault with a large contingent of generals and soldiers, something that had never happened before. The guards protecting the Maidenvault were from Maegor's Holdfast, the royal guard under Bronn's command, personally appointed by the King.

The Queen had never visited Daenerys at the Maidenvault. Her sudden arrival this early morning, fully armed, made Daenerys uneasy.

She suspected that inviting the Mountain to eat seafood snacks had angered Jeyne Westerling. Based on what she'd heard of Jeyne, she wasn't a petty woman. She was tolerant of the Mountain's acceptance of Arianne Martell. It was said that Arianne greatly admired Jeyne.

Jorah Mormont had no choice but to open the door: "Your Majesty, please enter!"

Jeyne walked into the hall, and the generals and soldiers flooded in. Jeyne continued towards the spiral staircase. Brienne of Tarth and Serella Sand, two female generals, were both taller and more robust than Jorah Mormont. The two women flanked Jorah Mormont, Brienne with her longsword drawn, and Serella with her hand on her sword hilt.

General Luke followed closely to the Queen's right; Varamyr Sixskins left his wolves and shadowcat on the lawn outside the gate, and he kept to the Queen's left.

Jeyne was familiar with the Maidenvault's several floors.

The Maidenvault was located behind Maegor's Holdfast, and behind the Maidenvault was the Great Sept of Baelor.

The three buildings were arranged longitudinally from east to west. Normally, standing on the western walls of Maegor's Holdfast, one could see the view inside the Maidenvault's windows. Standing at the Maidenvault's windows, one could clearly see the faces of the soldiers on Maegor's Holdfast's walls.

From the air, the two buildings were not far apart.

*

Daenerys Targaryen met the approaching Jeyne Westerling in the fourth-floor tower hall.

"Your Majesty!" Daenerys said, neither humble nor arrogant, "Good morning!"

Jeyne did not reply, she looked at Daenerys: "Boros Blount, where are your people?"

From within the ranks of soldiers, a neatly dressed, formal-attired dwarf emerged, it was the Master of Whisperers, Boros Blount, husband of General Serella Sand. Boros, the best ventriloquist of this age, could imitate any sound perfectly, a remarkable talent.

"Your Majesty, my people are in the ranks!"

"Call him out."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

A pale-faced, beardless middle-aged man walked out of the ranks with a flattering smile on his face, bowing and scraping, clearly not a good person: "Your Majesty, Lord Boros, I am Bradleyk, the manager of Callie's."

"Manager Bradleyk, take a look at Missandei and Daenerys, do they meet the standards of the women in your establishment?"

Missandei and Daenerys' expressions immediately changed!

Jeyne wanted to sell them into a brothel to be prostitutes?! This was unbelievable!

Daenerys' mind exploded, and her vision went blank. She heard a voice cheerfully say, "Your Majesty, these two women are excellent. After training, they will make Callie's famous throughout King's Landing in a day, and become the most profitable brothel in the city. Callie's will also become the most luxurious place in the city in a day."

"Good, Missandei and Daenerys belong to you now," Jeyne's voice was still indifferent, as if she were saying to throw away this stale bread.

"Your Majesty, you can't do this!" Jorah Mormont's voice suddenly boomed, pulling Daenerys back to reality from her absolute shock and daze.

"Who are you? How dare you teach me what to do?" Jeyne turned her head, staring coldly at Jorah Mormont, who was being pushed to the outer edges by her soldiers. Jorah Mormont was isolated outside the circle by the Queen's guards. He dared not draw his sword, there were too many swords here, and he only had one.

"Your Majesty, I am Jorah Mormont, the captain of the Queen's guard. It was you who restored my status from a stable boy and allowed me to return to my Queen."

Jeyne said calmly, "Ser Balon Swann, bind Jorah Mormont and send him back to the city watch to continue as a stable boy!"

"As you command, Your Majesty." Ser Balon Swann, always principled, bowed and replied.

Jorah Mormont had only returned to Daenerys' side a day and a night ago thanks to Jeyne's efforts, and with one sentence, Jeyne demoted him back to a stable boy.

Clang, clang, clang!

Several swords were drawn together, pointing at Jorah Mormont. Jorah Mormont's longsword had also been drawn, protecting his chest.

"Jorah, lower your sword. You are a Westerosi, you should return to your home in the North. From now on, I am no longer your Queen." Daenerys' expression became stern as a sword's edge. She was determined not to sacrifice Jorah Mormont first.

"Your Majesty..." Jorah said sadly.

"Leave now!" Daenerys shouted sharply.

Jorah Mormont would rather be cut into pieces than leave Daenerys, but he slowly lowered his sword, stared deeply at Daenerys, suddenly feinted with his sword, and hurried down the stairs.

The generals and soldiers rushed to pursue him, but Jeyne said, "No need, he is a Westerosi noble, let him go."

The generals and soldiers agreed and stopped. Jorah rushed down the tower like the wind. He met Missandei at the stairwell entrance: "Quick, call Captain Bronn."

"The soldiers guarding the tower have already gone to Maegor's Holdfast to report."

"Good, you protect Her Majesty, I'll find Bronn."

Bronn was the officer fully responsible for the safety of the Maidenvault on the Mountain's orders. Just now, Jorah Mormont understood Daenerys' eyes. If the Mountain wanted to kill Daenerys, he would have done so long ago. He would never have someone come to sell her into a brothel on the eve of Daenerys' trip to the Westerlands for the wedding. Even if the Mountain wanted to deal with her, he would not allow the Queen to use such despicable means against her. It would damage the royal family's honor.

If the Mountain wanted to deal with Daenerys, a single word would suffice.

Clearly, this was the Queen's idea, she wanted to sell Daenerys into a brothel to humiliate her. And the only one who could stop the Queen was of course the King.

*

Daenerys raised her neck, restoring her Queenly aura. She stared at Jeyne Westerling like a warrior. She was prepared to fight Jeyne. Originally, she had no intention of seizing the Mountain's heart, nor did she intend to have any excessive conflicts with Jeyne, but things would not stop just because one did not want to fight.

The trees may wish to remain still, but the wind will not cease!

"Your Majesty, are you selling me and Missandei into a brothel on the King's orders?"

"I don't need to explain to you." Jeyne's lips curled slightly, revealing a hint of disdain.

"I surrendered to the Mountain, the King of this country, not the Westerling family. Unless you kill me, no one can take me away."

"Anyone who wants to take away my Queen will have to kill me first!" Missandei's voice came from the stairwell. The young man was an Unsullied warrior, unafraid of death. He had just rushed out of the stairwell when several longswords were pointed at his face, throat, chest, abdomen, and both sides of his ribs.

"Bind him," Jeyne said indifferently.

Missandei had a heart full of loyalty to protect his Queen, but in the blink of an eye, he was knocked down, pinned to the ground, and tied up securely.

Jeyne looked at Daenerys: "Daenerys, I think you'd better quietly follow Manager Bradleyk to Callie's. If you don't go, I'll order people to tie you up and take you. When you get to the brothel, don't think about suicide, I guarantee you won't have any chance to kill yourself. Try biting off your tongue and see if I can save you. Don't force me to throw you into the flea bottom's casino and let those thugs ravage you at will, you don't want to live that kind of dark life. Missandei certainly doesn't want to live that kind of life where any drunkard and vagrant can freely approach her."

Daenerys' stern face instantly turned pale and terrifying.

"Lady Jeyne, you shouldn't provoke me." Daenerys raised her neck, pointing her delicate chin at Jeyne.

"In other people's eyes, you are the Mother of Dragons, the Queen of Meereen, but in my eyes, you are nothing. Go, Queen who shattered the shackles of slaves, going to Callie's is the best destination for your life." Jeyne said indifferently. After she finished speaking, she didn't even look at Daenerys and turned to leave.

Daenerys was so angry that she almost fainted, this humiliation was unbearable!

Manager Bradleyk walked up to Daenerys: "Daenerys, I have been authorized by Her Majesty, you and Missandei belong to me now, please come with me to Callie's, otherwise I can only ask these soldiers to do it and tie you and Missandei up."

A cold light shot out from the side, straight for Bradleyk's waist.

Clang!

With a crisp sound of swords clashing, a dagger was knocked away and fell to the ground. Then, a cold light flashed, and a short knife was placed on a woman's throat: the one who launched the sneak attack was Missandei, and the general who knocked down Missandei's dagger was Varamyr Sixskins. He was the most powerful skinchanger in the North, able to read expressions and easily predict Missandei's assassination attempt.

Jeyne's voice came from the stairwell: "General Varamyr, don't kill Missandei, she now belongs to Callie's, if you kill her, you will have to pay with your life. Also, none of you are allowed to kill Daenerys and Missandei, nor can you allow them to have the opportunity to commit suicide."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The generals and soldiers responded loudly.

A hint of despair flashed in Daenerys' purple eyes!

"Ser Balon Swann, you are the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, responsible to the King, I want to see the King." Daenerys said to Ser Balon Swann. She heard the struggle in her words.

"I'm sorry, Daenerys, the King left for the Mountains of the Moon early this morning. He's riding Red Smoke, even if I send someone on horseback to deliver a message now, they won't be able to catch up with him."

"Went to the Mountains of the Moon? What is he doing there?"

"The Mountain's sheep stealer hatched three dragonlings. House Clegane is now a new generation of dragonriders."

Daenerys and Missandei were both stunned!

The sheep stealer laid dragon eggs and hatched dragonlings?!

Heavens, how is this possible?!

Is the Mountain a true divine messenger? Is this the manifestation of the will of the new and old gods?

Is this the response of the new and old gods to the Mountain's prayers?

If that's the case, if the Mountain is chosen by the gods, then can the prophet's request for the Faceless Men to assassinate the Mountain still succeed?!

Daenerys felt that everything was so chaotic, and in her ears, it was as if a thousand whistles were blowing.

The King went to the Mountains of the Moon early in the morning, no wonder the Queen immediately took the opportunity to get rid of her, so the King left King's Landing.

Then, a day ago, did the Queen let Jorah Mormont return to her side, actually doing it on purpose for the Mountain to see?!

Daenerys and Missandei didn't know how they walked out of the Maidenvault. They were surrounded by generals and soldiers and came to the outside of the Maidenvault. The morning sun shone directly into Daenerys' eyes from the east, causing her to squint slightly.

Two horses arrived like the wind, one was Bronn, the captain of the Royal Guard, and the other was Jorah Mormont, who had returned. Behind Bronn were the Royal Guards running along, two companies of a hundred men.

Bronn and Jorah Mormont dismounted at the same time, kneeling on one knee in front of Jeyne.

Bronn said, "Your Majesty, the King ordered me to protect Daenerys and not allow anyone to harm her. If Your Majesty wants to take Daenerys away, I have to ask Your Majesty to show the King's edict."

"There is no edict."

"I'm sorry, I may not be able to let Your Majesty take Daenerys away. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Bronn, I can order my generals to kill you right now."

"Your Majesty can kill me, but you can't take Daenerys away." Bronn lowered his head even further. This matter was very strange. Based on his understanding of Jeyne, Jeyne would never be the kind of Queen who could do such a thing.

But she actually did it, so this matter was very strange. Unless there was some hidden reason in the middle, was it because Daenerys once had a night banquet with His Majesty?

Bronn had a very bad reputation among the courtiers and military officers, and was considered a fickle villain. Also, because he came from a mercenary background, he was looked down upon by the great nobles.

But his humble persistence made Jeyne feel admiration for Bronn.

The royal family needs such people, especially the captain of the Maegor's Holdfast guard. Jeyne did this to force Daenerys to throw herself into the Mountain's arms, she could get three dragons, her son Gaven's dragonrider future, and the position of future heir to this country.

In addition, she also wanted to use the spread of this matter in the palace to see who were the smart people, who were the fools, who could be trusted, and who should be distanced. This matter would spread quickly, and there would inevitably be many people who would say various things behind their backs. And what kind of person will definitely say what kind of words.

The intelligence and character of the courtiers and military generals in the royal palace are not things that blood witchcraft can solve; that requires wisdom. This is also a warning to those great nobles who want to gather beauties from all over the world to present to His Majesty the King, that they better behave themselves. She is also telling the Mountain that any woman who can approach the King in the future must have her approval. Otherwise, she might just kill them directly.

“Bronn, are you sure you want to stop me?”

“Your Majesty the Queen, I am not stopping you; I am obeying His Majesty the King's orders. His Majesty wants to take Daenerys away. As long as the King gives me a word, or an edict, Bronn is willing to do anything for Your Majesty the Queen.” Bronn knelt on the ground, humble and fearful, but he would not give way.

Footsteps sounded in the distance, and two centuries of the Royal Guard ran over. Everyone was surprised to see it was Her Majesty the Queen, and they were all silent, not daring to be presumptuous.

Bronn said to Baron Swann: “Ser Baron Swann, you are the Captain of the Kingsguard, loyal and upright. Please send a raven to His Majesty the King for instructions. As long as His Majesty the King agrees, I will personally escort Daenerys to any place designated by Her Majesty the Queen. If Her Majesty the Queen needs Bronn to do anything, Bronn will certainly not refuse.” He then turned to Jenny: “Your Majesty the Queen, after today's events, I will ask Her Majesty the Queen to punish me severely, but please understand the difficulties of a humble man. I am acting on the King's orders and have no choice.”

Daenerys looked at Jenny: “Your Majesty the Queen, without His Majesty the King's edict, if you use private punishment against me simply because of your jealousy of my beauty, I will not submit, even in death.”

“Good, I will make you submit willingly.” Jenny said indifferently, “You will see the King's edict with your own eyes, I guarantee it will be soon.” The King's edict would, of course, give Queen Jenny ample face. The Mountain was a martial king, and his muscles were now mostly filled with wisdom. As soon as he received Jenny's raven, he would immediately understand that under Jenny's sharp coercion, the only person who could maintain Daenerys's queenly glory was him.

The Mountain became Daenerys's only choice!

This would also help to establish His Majesty the King's prestige.

For a virtuous wife, this is what Jenny is willing and should do: let the Mountain be a powerful figure outside, awe-inspiring and conquering the world; but as long as he returns home, in fact, many things are decided by the lady of the house.

The Mountain conquers the world; Jenny conquers the Mountain!

Jenny finally relented, which made Daenerys secretly breathe a sigh of relief, but she knew she still absolutely could not let her guard down.

Jenny should just be a good queen; why did she have to provoke her? She was the Mother of Dragons with inviolable scales. She decided that after Jenny left, she would beg Ser Bronn to send a letter to His Majesty the King for her.

She knew that His Majesty the King was very infatuated with her, without a doubt. She also had absolute confidence in her exquisite beauty and unique charm!

The Mountain's sheep thief actually hatched three little dragons in the Mountains of the Moon. In this way, House Clegane is also a dragon family now.

In the era of the Valyrian Empire, the entire kingdom's royal family and major nobles raised dragons; they were all dragon people. The Targaryen family's dragon glory has never been unique since ancient times.